radiosity rendering time

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i'm working on two different images.

one is interior and the other is looking

an interior lobby looking outside.

 

the int renders in a descent amount of time with

radiosity, but the "int looking out" takes forever

for some reason. both files have the same amount

of lights in it. but the "int looking out" always

has a long waiting period for the reflect/refract map. when i turn-off the objects with reflections, it still take a million yrs. whein

i un-check relect/refract it still tries to render

the reflect/refract.

 

anyone hae any experience in this problem?